MFP Help please!

Steffanie723

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malibu927

How do you measure out your food/determine exercise calories?

Judging from your ticker, 2876 may be right. Your numbers are going to be higher the more you weigh, and you can safely lose two pounds a week (hence the 1620) if you're logging accurately.

Read this thread: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest

xcalygrl

The TDEE number is what you would need to eat to maintain. Subtract 20% from that to lose weight and you are at 2300.8 calories. Ta-da, exactly what you wanted to eat.

ETA: you need to "try it out" for longer than a week. It can take 2-4 weeks for your body to catch up to the changes you implement now.

pinkiezoom

Hi there,
It does sound like something isnt quite right thats for sure,
I am no proffessional but I had to actually up my calories on MFP just recently as i was actually losing too much, i need to lose ALOT of weight, but i have lost over a stone in a month, and i was really looking to lose 2lbs a week at a sensible speed as i have lost quickly before and it all goes back on. I was hungry and dizzy and forgetful....and a little miserable, now i feel loads better.
My whole lifestyle has change though in that month, went from doing nothing and eating as and when and any amount, to gym 6 out of 7 days, watching my calories via MFP and more sleep.
I read lots of posts on here of people who are not eating enough so you could be one of those, as it is unusual not to lose with a calorie deficit.
I suspect someone with more knowledge will be along shortly to offer you real advice, rather than just my personal experience.

pinkiezoom

Your diary isnt open, i think you will be asked if you dont mind opening it, so people can give you better advice.

psuLemon

What your height, weight and exercise routine? Also, do you use a food scale? And do you have any medical conditions?

MinnieInMaine

The old points system (Momentum) translanted to 50 cal per point but Points Plus is more like 35-40 calories per point. The two plans were based on completely diferent calculations so you have to be careful when looking up info on WW points without specifying which plan it is. Your daily calorie goal was probably closer to 1600-1800 calories.

Are you logging everything? I ask because I know WW allows for free fruits and they also have flex points and some folks are confused when they transfer from WW to MFP.

SingRunTing

Please remember that with the TDEE method, you don't eat back your exercise calories. Also, if you don't maintain the level of exercise that you input when calculating TDEE, you may stall your weight loss.

Make sure your logging is as accurate as you can be. Weigh your food on a food scale. Be sure to select accurate entries in the database. Here is a really useful link for ensuring accurate logging:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide

Good luck and be patient! It may take time to see if the calorie goal you chose is accurate for you (TDEE calculators are good, but they use population averages and sometimes need to be tweaked a little). If you are not losing weight and are diligent in your logging after a month, try lowering your calorie goal by 100 calories until you do see weight loss.

kangaroux92

im not familiar with ww but 2300 is definitely really high in my opinion, and 1620 is plenty of calories. i dont know how tall you are but that many calories should be enough. i didn't loose any weight for the first 2 months of dieting and exercise i did loose some inches and gain muscle i was eating 1500 cal a day. but now i eat 1200 on days i dont exercise and 1400 on days i do and since decreasing i lost 7 pounds in like a month and a half. so i think you are ether logging inaccurately or you need to decrease : ( sorry. i was in denial that i had to decrease my calories but ever since i did im getting results.

999tigger

Most likely you arent at a deficit. There are some good explanations above as to you possibly setting the wrong targets. It does help if you open your diary.

MelodyandBarbells

Hmm 1600 calories and not losing - everyday? No magical "no log" days because oh darn it of course I'll be over? If you're maintaining an average of 1600 cals the weight would be melting off of you.

Read this: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

onefortyone

I don't have much for advice, but MFP is just a guideline, it uses formulas and averages and it is definitely not personally customised. It gives me and my hubby practically the same number of calories to eat, because we weigh roughly the same, but we've had our bodies measured and he has a good 20lbs of lean muscle more than me, so I reckon his calories should be way higher too!

So if you can eat more to lose weight, definitely do that! Sometimes I feel lucky that MFP's default settings and default exercise calories work for me - but other times I wish my TDEE was as high as yours! There is no such thing as 'too many calories' in my book lol.

I_Will_End_You

Regardless of what your TDEE is, you aren't going to NOT lose weight because you're eating too little. So you're not eating the amount you think you are. How do you determine how many calories per day you're consuming? It's possible (likely) that you're using inaccurate calorie counts.